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Kim is an adventurous young boy. At thirteen years of age, he has already absorbed several languages and customs. He was orphaned at a young age in a foreign country. He is from an Irish family, but lives in India. His friends have given him the nickname Friend of All the World because of his large cultural knowledge. He has been raised by a man who runs an opium den and has had many opportunities to meet people of various backgrounds. Through his knowledge of the city and his many acquaintances, Kim is often able to help visitors find what they are looking for. Rudyard Kipling's Kim is another tale of a boy who meets with adventure almost everywhere he turns.

Top Quotes from Kim

“All India is full of holy men stammering gospels in strange tongues; shaken and consumed in the fires of their own zeal; dreamers, babblers, and visionaries: as it has been from the beginning and will continue to the end.”

“His father was worth perhaps half a million sterling, but India is the only democratic land in the world.”

“Therefore I say in my heart the Faiths are like the horses. Each has merit in its own country.'”